DETROIT -- — Will Riley scored 20 points, Sharife Cooper added 18 and the Washington Wizards upset the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons 126-117 on Thursday night.

The Wizards only dressed 10 players — Cooper was one of three on two-way contracts — a day after a trade with the Dallas Mavericks, but beat a Pistons team that had won five of six. The Wizards improved to 14-36, while Pistons fell to 37-13.

Justin Champagnie and Tristan Vukcevic each scored 14 points for Washington, which has won four of six since a nine-game losing streak. The Wizards got 69 points from their reserves.

Cade Cunningham had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Pistons, who went 9 for 33 (27.3%) on 3-pointers. All-Star center Jalen Duren had four points and three rebounds in 13 minutes left before leaving game with knee soreness.

After trailing by 17 in the third quarter, the Pistons cut it to 112-107 on Duncan Robinson's 4-point play with 4:15 to go. Bilal Coulibay banked in a 3-point shot as the shot clock expired to make it 117-110, and Detroit couldn't get enough stops.

Up next

Wizards: At Brooklyn on Saturday.

Pistons: Host New York on Friday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Alex Sarr vs. Jalen Duren (Kyshawn George gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Ausar Thompson blocks Justin Champagnie 's 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:42	Wizards offensive team rebound	0	0
11:39	Justin Champagnie misses layup	0	0
11:38	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	0	0
11:37	Cade Cunningham blocks Justin Champagnie 's 2-foot tip shot	0	0
11:37	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	0	0
11:31	Cade Cunningham misses running layup	0	0
11:30	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Bub Carrington misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	0
11:13	Alex Sarr offensive rebound	0	0
11:09	Alex Sarr makes driving layup	0	2
10:52	Jalen Duren misses driving layup	0	2
10:49	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	0	2
10:43	Kyshawn George makes 25-foot three point jumper (Justin Champagnie assists)	0	5
10:27	Cade Cunningham misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	0	5
10:23	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	0	5
10:19	Bub Carrington misses running pullup jump shot	0	5
10:16	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	0	5
10:07	Duncan Robinson misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	5
10:05	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	0	5
9:51	Alex Sarr makes 4-foot two point shot (Bub Carrington assists)	0	7
9:34	Isaiah Stewart misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	7
9:32	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	0	7
9:12	Bilal Coulibaly misses driving floating jump shot	0	7
9:11	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	0	7
9:09	Alex Sarr misses 5-foot floating jump shot	0	7
9:09	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	0	7
9:01	Jalen Duren makes running layup	2	7
8:50	Bub Carrington makes 8-foot fade away jump shot	2	9
8:30	Jalen Duren lost ball turnover (Bilal Coulibaly steals)	2	9
8:26	Bilal Coulibaly makes 2-foot running dunk	2	11
8:09	Ausar Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	11
7:52	Kyshawn George lost ball turnover (Ausar Thompson steals)	2	11
7:45	Isaiah Stewart misses running layup	2	11
7:43	Cade Cunningham offensive rebound	2	11
7:43	Cade Cunningham makes tip shot	4	11
7:29	Bilal Coulibaly misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	11
7:27	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	4	11
7:23	Kyshawn George shooting foul	4	11
7:23	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2	5	11
7:23	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2	6	11
7:09	Bub Carrington misses 12-foot fade away jump shot	6	11
7:07	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	6	11
6:53	Bilal Coulibaly blocks Ausar Thompson 's 3-foot layup	6	11
6:51	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	6	11
6:49	Bub Carrington makes 1-foot running dunk (Alex Sarr assists)	6	13
6:36	Bilal Coulibaly personal foul	6	13
6:36	Pistons Full timeout	6	13
6:30	Kyshawn George shooting foul	6	13
6:30	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	7	13
6:30	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	8	13
6:14	Justin Champagnie makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)	8	16
5:55	Cade Cunningham makes 10-foot two point shot	10	16
5:34	Alex Sarr makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bub Carrington assists)	10	19
5:20	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Isaiah Stewart	10	19
5:20	Caris LeVert enters the game for Ausar Thompson	10	19
5:14	Cade Cunningham misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	10	19
5:13	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	10	19
5:04	Bilal Coulibaly misses driving floating jump shot	10	19
5:02	Kyshawn George offensive rebound	10	19
5:02	Justin Champagnie makes 1-foot dunk (Kyshawn George assists)	10	21
5:02	Cade Cunningham shooting foul	10	21
5:02	Justin Champagnie makes free throw 1 of 1	10	22
4:42	Duncan Robinson misses 22-foot three point jumper	10	22
4:40	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	10	22
4:31	Justin Champagnie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bub Carrington assists)	10	25
4:14	Duncan Robinson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ronald Holland II assists)	13	25
4:02	Kyshawn George misses 28-foot three point jumper	13	25
4:00	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	13	25
3:52	Duncan Robinson misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	25
3:51	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	13	25
3:32	Bilal Coulibaly misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	25
3:29	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	13	25
3:22	Caris LeVert shooting foul	13	25
3:22	Kyshawn George misses free throw 1 of 2	13	25
3:22	Wizards offensive team rebound	13	25
3:22	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Cade Cunningham	13	25
3:22	Marcus Sasser enters the game for Jalen Duren	13	25
3:22	Javonte Green enters the game for Duncan Robinson	13	25
3:22	Sharife Cooper enters the game for Bub Carrington	13	25
3:22	Will Riley enters the game for Justin Champagnie	13	25
3:22	Tristan Vukcevic enters the game for Alex Sarr	13	25
3:22	Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2	13	26
3:13	Bilal Coulibaly kicked ball violation	13	26
3:13	Anthony Gill enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	13	26
3:13	Jamir Watkins enters the game for Kyshawn George	13	26
3:04	Tristan Vukcevic shooting foul	13	26
3:04	Ronald Holland II misses free throw 1 of 2	13	26
3:04	Pistons offensive team rebound	13	26
3:04	Ronald Holland II makes free throw 2 of 2	14	26
2:51	Sharife Cooper makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Tristan Vukcevic assists)	14	28
2:35	Javonte Green bad pass turnover (Tristan Vukcevic steals)	14	28
2:28	Jamir Watkins lost ball turnover (Caris LeVert steals)	14	28
2:23	Marcus Sasser misses 28-foot three point jumper	14	28
2:19	Ronald Holland II offensive rebound	14	28
2:08	Ronald Holland II misses two point shot	14	28
2:06	Jamir Watkins defensive rebound	14	28
1:55	Tristan Vukcevic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Will Riley assists)	14	31
1:40	Caris LeVert makes layup	16	31
1:40	Jamir Watkins shooting foul	16	31
1:40	Wizards Full timeout	16	31
1:40	Caris LeVert makes free throw 1 of 1	17	31
1:23	Caris LeVert shooting foul	17	31
1:23	Jamir Watkins makes free throw 1 of 2	17	32
1:23	Jamir Watkins misses free throw 2 of 2	17	32
1:18	Marcus Sasser defensive rebound	17	32
1:17	Marcus Sasser makes running layup	19	32
1:05	Tristan Vukcevic lost ball turnover (Javonte Green steals)	19	32
58.1	Tristan Vukcevic blocks Marcus Sasser 's 2-foot running layup	19	32
55.1	Caris LeVert offensive rebound	19	32
52.7	Tristan Vukcevic personal foul	19	32
52.7	Isaiah Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2	20	32
52.7	Isaiah Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2	21	32
34.3	Sharife Cooper bad pass turnover (Marcus Sasser steals)	21	32
29.9	Caris LeVert misses 23-foot running jump shot	21	32
27.0	Jamir Watkins defensive rebound	21	32
24.2	Will Riley makes two point shot (Jamir Watkins assists)	21	34
24.2	Marcus Sasser shooting foul	21	34
24.2	Will Riley misses free throw 1 of 1	21	34
22.3	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	21	34
1.5	Javonte Green misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	34
1.5	Tristan Vukcevic defensive rebound	21	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	34

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Venue

Little Caesars Arena

Detroit, MI

Date & Time

12:00 AM, February 6, 2026

Coverage

NBA League Pass, MNMT, MNMT2, FanDuel SN DET

Attendance

19,401

Referees

Ray Acosta, Brandon Schwab, Biniam Maru

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Orlando	33	28	.541	W2
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	16	.738	L2
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	35	.426	L4
Chicago	26	37	.413	W1
Indiana	15	48	.238	L8

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